Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-27
A TRICK WHICH DIDN'T WORK.
Prohibitionists Try to Sneak Submission
Resolution Through the House.
vANpeRvooRT AND CAIRNS FUSS
The Senate's Amendments to the Oil
Inspection Bill Agreed to-The
Malicious Libel Measure
Killed-Other Legislation.
DoinCs in the House.


committee on selections from the general
file. House roll 343, compelling the attend.
ance at school twelve weeks in each year of
children between the ages OF eight and four
teen years unless prevented by illness or pow
erty or by reason of proficiency already at
tained, was read MIR. Hayden OF Saline
moved that the bill be indefinitely post
pOned.
Mr.. Tingle opposed a clause which COM
pes parents and guardians to insist upon
their children and wards complying with the
rules of the school.
really excellent features, and ought to pass.
MIR. Andres held that the state ought to
give children all the education it could
of reform schools and penitentiaries: This
law would compel parents to give better rea-
sons for sending their children early to work
for the purpose of getting few dollars and
bringing them up in ignorance
Mr. Caldwell referred to the advantages OF
compulsory education in Germany.
Mi. Randall said thatpublic education was
for the public good. If the state had right
sake of education, the state had a right to
see that the greatest good was derived from
hattaxation.
Further discussion was cut off by the call
for the previous question. MIR. Hayden's
motion was lost.
ON motion of Mr.. Randall the bill was en-
crossed for third reading.
Mr. Andres bill, IFS, providing for settle
ment by arbitration of disputes between en-
| plOyes and employer, was brought up, MIR.
| Tracey moved to indefinitely postpone because
one clause compelled one or other OF the
| parties to go into the county court for the
settlement, which was compulsion and not
| arbitration.
Mr.. Tingle spoke against the bill and Mr.;
| Andres defended it, stating that it had
| worked we'll elsewhere, and that 1t was in
| operation with the company for which Mr.
| Tracey worked and that corporation opposed
| 1t.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
House roll 24S, providing for the payment
of diseased stock killed by the live stock COM
| mission, was passed.
for geological survey Of Nebraska, was read
Mr.. KEEPER said that the state would get back
dollar for dollar for this expenditure. They
had voted for experimental wells and they
| should aid in gaining the information OF the
entire state which this survey would give.
The United States had offered to make the
| Typographical map which would be more
valuable than the amount asked asked TOR; +bo
acting clause was lost, and the bill was en-
crossed for third reading.
A number of senate files were read second
and third time and referred. Senate file 1O1 ,
Douglas moved that the bill be recommitted.
Randall, the bill was put on its passage with
Yeas-Aiken, Andrews. Baird, Bennett,
Dickinson, Diller. Eggleston. Fenton, Frantz.
en qea FrsE HssyeG GaSTa %as SnrvsG G:cann GmST Ms
Conaughy. McKenna. Newcomer, Newton,
NichoL, Pemberton, Peters. Randall, Ray
mond, RUSSELL Shamp, Sweet. Thornton,
M%Shfts, =. WhitmoFsi, w'ihomsen' Wlsey''
Nays-Andres, Ballard, Bick, Cameron,
Craig, Dempster, Eisley. Harrison Hayden,
yosu rnd Il innr I.nr
Overton, Ref Schwab, Simanek, Sullivan,
Tyson, Underhill. Watson, Wright, Young
and Mr. Speaker-26.
Absent or not voting-Abrahamson, .Agee,
Alexander, Babcock. Bailey. Barrett, Crane,
King. Latta. Matthieson, McGrew, Mlnnix
Norris SatcheI SimWs Slater &Syth
The bill was killed, there not being a con
stitutional majority.
that he thought the bill in its present shape
was piece of personal spite work and be
meath the dignity OF this legislature. Re-
cess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A number of senate files were read the
first and second time The committee on the
selection of bills reported number of tht
same for general file and indetinate post
Mr.. Andres endeavOred to have engrossed
for third reading house roll 1872, providing
for the payment to convicts discharged under
the good conduct act cents for each day
confined, but without success.
A number Of bills were reported favorably
by several committees. Just about this time
1t was noticed that there was a, large
same time the desire to loaf instead
of working seemed to take possession of {
number of those present. They INDUCED ir
a series of motions to adjourn, on both side.
Of which some of the sportiye youths raiset
their voice. 1t was soon discovered that {
secret attempt was being made to revive TIL,
libel bill, and the fillibustering was indulget
iibellers were sustaining in the discovery o
their game. At length the house was seducet
to the committee of the whole, with Mr.
Randall in the chair, 1t then recommends
county boards shall pay tine expenses of roat
The house concurred in the senate amend
TO f % S Pe e e nr nssns e to dep a
uty inspectors, which 1t increased to five.
House roll 73, providing for harmonizin
Its assessment laws In counties under town
ship organization and others was recon
Pending the consideration of roll 400, re
lating to the incorporation. and government
, | of insurance companies, the committee rose
reported and the house adjourned.
A PROHIBITION TRICK.
In addition to the scneming carried on b.
| certain members for the purpose OF mOyin
| tHe VI tu6 NOLc Ou Luc llUt
| bill during the absence of many of its SUP
porters, 1t Is now known that another matte
} claimed the attention of some of the men
| bers. When Mr.. Randall took the chair
, | was apparent that but little would or could
, done In the consideration of the bill becaus
, of the restlessness of the members. This lie
? to repeated distraction and motions to ad
| j0urn and announcements of the absence @
a quorum. In response to one of the latte
MIR. Randall ordered count of the house. II
!, announced the presence of the require
number-tifty- -one-for the transaction q
business. This announcement he made a
\ lowance for the presence of members In til
, ante-room, one of whom, ths man necessar
to make quorum, reached the floor afte
the announcement referred to. To th
method of discovering quorum some of tn
members took exception, but had no mean
l. of inducing the chair to recede from hi
|, position. subsequently he several time
d | maintained there was quorum. When
!. len eth the patience Of the members becou
:, ing exhausted, the committee rose and ca
!, ried an adjournment Mr.. Randall's sOlic
y tude to continue the session was noticed an
commented upon and marvelled at. I'll
n following communication, secretly sent
: the prohibition members, however, sugges
= motive 70 his conduct:
a a "Some time this afternoon Mr. Randa
. o will move to amend house roll 4s9 I'll
= statutory prohibition billy striking out q
u.kt..